Dear group, I made a mistake I hope all will correct for their records. I got the following email from John: 31 Oct. 2000 Dear Lon, It seemed as though you were saying that I said that 1737 Richard MAY have had a brother Thomas who married Rachel Sylvester. No, no, no. 1737 Richard had an uncle, Thomas (ca. 1724 - 1758). Thomas had a son, Thomas Jr. (b. 1750). Thus 1737 Richard and 1750 Thomas Jr. were first cousins. Additionally, I read somewhere that Rachel, the wife of Thomas Jr., was a widow of Bradbury Sylvester, hence Sylvester was not her maiden name. I hope this clarifies some. Yours truly, John Ozment